Articles and health files on the « immunity » theme

Taking probiotics and fish oil supplements during pregnancy may reduce the child's allergy risk, according to a very large meta-analysis presented in the PLoS Medicine journal. The analysis revealed a strong…

Vitamin D is different from every other vitamin: it is the only one that can be synthesised by the human body, and more specifically by the skin when it is exposed to sunlight. It acts on our health in many…

The intestinal microbiota is present along the entire length of our gastrointestinal tract and is comprised of more than 10,000 billion live micro-organisms which play an important role in maintaining our…

: A large number of our immune cells are found in the gut. The gut, and more particularly the bacteria it contains (microbiota), has a key role in defence against pathogens. Preserving the integrity of the gut…